The Reds' Junior Kennedy, inserted as a defensive replacement at second base in the eighth, threw late and wild to home plate with the bases loaded and the Phils, scoring twice on the miscue, went on to edge Cincinnati, 7-6. With the score tied, 5-5, Mike Anderson and Del Unser singled off loser Clay Carroll. Bob Boone sacrificed the runners to second and third and pinch-hitter Bill Robinson was intentionally passed. Dave Cash then grounded to Kennedy, who had no play at the plate as Anderson scored. But Kennedy threw the ball past Johnny Bench and Unser also scored.

The Phils scored three in the third on an RBI single by Cash and Jay Johnstone's two-run double. Tony Perez cut the lead to one with a homer on the heels of a single by Bench in the fourth, and the Reds got three more on singles by Ken Griffey and Dave Concepcion and doubles by Darrel Chaney and Pete Rose. Tony Taylor's pinch-double with the bases loaded tied the score in the fifth. Cincinnati closed the gap to one run in the ninth on Concepcion's triple and a groundout. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 7, Cincinnati Reds 6
Game Played on Monday, August    26, 1974 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    2  3  0    0  0  1  -   6  9  2
Phillies     0  0  3    0  2  0    0  2  x  -   7 10  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .284      Cash 2b               4   1   1   2     1   0   .301
Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .307      Bowa ss               5   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Bench c               3   1   1   0     1   1   .280      Schmidt 3b            2   1   0   0     2   1   .302
Perez 1b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .273      Johnstone lf          4   0   3   2     0   0   .327
Driessen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Hutton 1b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Kennedy 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Taylor ph,1b        2   0   1   2     0   0   .367
Griffey rf            2   1   1   0     0   0   .214      Anderson rf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .263
  Foster ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Unser cf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .262
Concepcion ss         4   2   2   0     0   0   .278      Boone c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .242
Chaney 2b,3b          4   1   1   3     0   0   .195      Lonborg p             1   1   0   0     1   0   .103
T. Carroll p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .174        Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Luzinski ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .239        Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Robinson ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .236
  Morgan ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .296        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6   9   6     1   3             Totals               31   7  10   6     6   1

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 27,197
Left on Base: Reds 3, Phillies 7
DP: Reds 3, Phillies 1
Errors: Geronimo, Kennedy, Watt
Doubles: Chaney (6), Rose (31), Johnstone (5), Taylor (4)
Triples: Concepcion (1), Johnstone (3)
Home Runs: Perez (22)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (7), Concepcion (28)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Boone (9)
GIDP: Unser (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
T. Carroll              2.2   3   3   3   2   1   0  12   3.03
Borbon                  1.2   3   2   2   1   0   0   9   3.16
McEnaney                1.2   2   0   0   2   0   0   8   4.74
C. Carroll L(10-4)      2     2   2   1   1   0   0   9   2.55
Totals                  8    10   7   6   6   1   0  38

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg                 4     5   5   5   0   3   1  17   3.30
Watt                    1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.72
Richert                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.35
Schueler W(8-12)        2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.46
Garber                  1     2   1   1   0   0   0   4   4.63
Totals                  9     9   6   6   1   3   1  36

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Satch Davidson


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Geronimo struck
out; Bench struck out [Bench out at first (catcher to first)]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa flied
out to center; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Phillies 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (third to first); Driessen grounded
out (second to first); Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnstone tripled to center; Hutton hit into a
double play to left [Johnstone out at home (left to catcher)];
Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion flied out to left; Chaney flied out to
center; T. Carroll struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Unser singled to center; Boone grounded out
(second to first) [Unser to second]; Lonborg walked; Cash
singled to right [Unser scored, Lonborg to second]; Bowa
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Lonborg to third, Cash to
second]; Schmidt walked; BORBON REPLACED T. CARROLL (PITCHING);
Johnstone doubled to left [Lonborg scored, Cash scored, Schmidt
to third]; Hutton grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 3.

REDS 4TH: Rose flied out to center; Geronimo grounded out
(second to first); Bench singled to center; Perez homered [Bench
scored]; Driessen flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Anderson grounded out (second to first); Unser
flied out to center; Boone singled to left; Lonborg flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 3.

REDS 5TH: Griffey singled to second; Griffey stole second;
Concepcion singled to center [Griffey to third]; Concepcion
stole second; Chaney doubled to right [Griffey scored,
Concepcion scored]; WATT REPLACED LONBORG (PITCHING); Borbon
reached on an error by Watt [Chaney to third]; Rose doubled to
center [Chaney scored, Borbon to third]; Geronimo flied out to
center; Bench was walked intentionally; Perez hit into a double
play to right [Rose out at third (right to second)]; 3 R, 4 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Bowa singled
to center [Bowa to second (error by Geronimo)]; Schmidt walked;
MCENANEY REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Johnstone singled to center
[Bowa to third, Schmidt to second]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR HUTTON;
Taylor doubled to right [Bowa scored, Schmidt scored, Johnstone
to third]; Anderson was walked intentionally; Unser grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Anderson out
at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 5.

REDS 6TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); RICHERT REPLACED
WATT (PITCHING); Driessen flied out to left; FOSTER BATTED FOR
GRIFFEY; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5,
Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: FOSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Boone flied
out to right; LUZINSKI BATTED FOR RICHERT; Luzinski grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cash walked; Bowa flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 5.

REDS 7TH: SCHUELER REPLACED LUZINSKI (PITCHING); Chaney flied
out to left; CROWLEY BATTED FOR MCENANEY; Crowley grounded out
(first unassisted); Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Schmidt
grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnstone grounded out (second
to first); Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 5.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo flied out to center; Bench flied out to
center; Perez singled to center; Driessen flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: KENNEDY REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 2B); CHANEY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Anderson singled to left; Unser
singled to left [Anderson to second]; Boone out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Anderson to third, Unser to second];
ROBINSON BATTED FOR SCHUELER; Robinson was walked intentionally;
Cash reached on a fielder's choice [Anderson scored (RBI), Unser
scored (error by Kennedy) (unearned) (no RBI), Robinson to
third, Cash to second]; Bowa hit into a double play (pitcher to
third) [Robinson out at home]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 5, Phillies 7.

REDS 9TH: GARBER REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Foster grounded
out (shortstop to first); Concepcion tripled to left; Chaney
grounded out (second to first) [Concepcion scored]; MORGAN
BATTED FOR C. CARROLL; Morgan singled to second; Morgan was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 6, Phillies 7.